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People are afraid of Pakistan's take-off, claims Abid Sher Ali
FAISALABAD: “People are afraid of Pakistan’s take-off and also of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif delivering,” claimed Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali during a press conference in...
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Food inflation: ‘Raising wheat prices will lead to smuggling’
MULTAN: The Sindh government’s decision to raise the wheat support price even though the federal government has decided to provide subsidy to keep the price of wheat flour down in the country will...
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Press freedom: Journalists rally to mark the World Press Freedom Day
LAHORE: Thousands of journalists from across the country held a rally on The Mall on Saturday to mark the World Press Freedom Day. The rally was organised by the Pakistan Federal Union of...
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Crackdown : 35 criminals arrested in 15 days
LAHORE: Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested 35 criminals, including four smugglers, and recovered items worth millions of rupees in the past 15 days. The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) police...
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Relief: Public transport fare cut after fuel price change
LAHORE: The Punjab government has reduced public transport fares to pass on the impact of the recent reduction in diesel prices, Lahore Transport Company Chairman Khawaja Ahmed Hassaan said while...
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Cool down: Rain showers welcome
LAHORE: Last week’s heat wave ended in a thunder shower on Sunday afternoon. The 1mm rain began at around 2pm and ended by 5pm. The Met Office has forecast chances of rain till May 6. A rain shower is...
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Rehabilitation: Flood victims get compensation
BAHAWALPUR: Cooperatives Minister Iqbal Channar on Sunday distributed cheques for Rs360,000 among victims of last year’s floods. Speaking at the ceremony, he said the government had been compensating...
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Demonstration: Museum workers demand transfer of director
BAHAWALPUR: Bahawalpur Museum workers continued their protest against the museum’s director for the third day on Sunday. They alleged that the director had suspended water supply to their houses as...
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Illegal: Five arrested over fake travel documents
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Sunday offloaded three people from two Spain-bound flights for trying to travel on forged documents, FIA Punjab director Usman Anwar said. He said...
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Building by-laws: Survey to identify illegal buildings to end tomorrow
LAHORE: The first phase of a survey to identify buildings constructed without authority, started on April 15, would conclude on Tuesday (tomorrow). A 10-member team, headed by Municipal Services...
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Public issues: Load shedding to end in two years: Sanaullah
FAISALABAD: The menace of power outages will be eliminated from the country in two years, Minister for Law Rana Sanaullah said on Sunday. He said the government had initiated several power generation...
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Taken: Patient kidnapped from mental hospital
LAHORE: A patient was kidnapped at noon on Sunday from the Punjab Institute of Mental Health (PIMH). PIMH Executive Director Nasir Mehmood Bhatti said around 25 men reached the hospital during...
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LHC moved against ‘controversial’ Christian Divorce Act
LAHORE: Suffering at the hands of a ‘strict’ divorce condition in the Christian Divorce Act 1869, a citizen has brought the matter before the Lahore High Court (LHC) which has summoned the top law...
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Claims and denials: Judge denies any part in land grab
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions has submitted in writing, pursuant to a direction by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, a response denying allegations of his involvement in illegally occupying...
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Land dispute: Former MPA Bilal Khar, uncle accused of murder
LAHORE: Former Punjab governor Ghulam Mustafa Khar’s son, former MPA Bilal, has been accused of murdering a young man, Muhammad Amjad aged 22, in Muzaffargarh over a land dispute. The alleged crime...
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Polio eradication : Vaccination ordered in vulnerable areas
LAHORE: The Health Department will hold a review meeting with executive district officers (EDOs) from across the province on May 8. Senior officials of the department will also attend the meeting....
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Unrecognised heroes : ‘Foreign help can improve firefighting’
LAHORE: “Effective firefighting services can be ensured by providing international training,” said Governor Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar said on Sunday. He was addressing a ceremony in connection with...
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Respite: 197MW added to MEPCO grid
MULTAN: Multan Electric Power Company Chief Executive Officer Eng Abdul Rasheed Tariq said on Monday that 197 megawatts of additional electricity will be supplied to the Mepco region from May 4. He...
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Academic certificates: ‘Inquiry against PU VC must be completed in a month’
LAHORE: Lahore High Court on Monday gave the Anti Corruption Establishment (ACE) a month’s time to complete an inquiry that has been pending against the Punjab University’s vice chancellor, for...
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University education: Two Pakistanis get Cambridge anniversary scholarship
LAHORE: Two students from Pakistan have been granted Cambridge 800th Anniversary Scholarships for undergraduate studies at the University of Cambridge. The scholarships have been made possible due to...
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